Jonathan Chait’s recent online article, WHAT HILLARY CAN LEARN FROM GORE. Position Statement (login required - if you’re not a subscriber try the original LA Times article) is interesting for what it says about Al Gore, what it doesn’t say and what it shows. In the second half of the piece, Chait writes:
“What […]
ArchPundit has the story. In the 6th Congressional race Republican Peter Roskam has seemed a bit desperate of late, coming across with a weak attempt to link Democrat Tammy Duckworth to Cook County while trying to pass off his connections to indicted Republican Tom DeLay and others involved in scandals like Vice President Dick […]
From an article about DuPage County Board voting for pay raises in today’s Daily Herald:
“[Outgoing Finance Committee Chairman Robert] Heap admitted some board members don’t pull their weight.
‘I’d love to grab them by the scruff of their necks,’ he said.”
DuPage taxpayers would just like to get rid of them. Maybe the Herald can […]
ABC News is standing by a statement that House Speaker Dennis Hastert is under investigation by the FBI because convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff has flipped on congressional Republicans, presenting evidence. Hastert’s office denies it - and the Justice Department is denying it as well.
From ABC (hat tip to TPM):
“Despite a flat denial from the […]
Today’s Chicago Tribune has an interesting article about censorship and standards, “Poster rejected for Guantanamo film: Picture-rating agency won’t allow image of hooded detainee.”
“The Motion Picture Association of America has censored a poster advertising a film about the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The image that ran afoul of the MPAA … shows […]
Saturday, May 20, Starting at 1:00 PM Rob Bisceglie is having his Campaign Office Opening Celebration and Canvassing Kick-off - and you can get free BBQ too!
State and local officials, including State Senator Don Harmon (Democrat, 39th District), will briefly speak starting at 2 PM in support of electing Rob. Rob will then address the […]
In a recent David Brooks New York Times Op-Ed, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” Brooks argued that “the smartest people in both parties have shifted attention from the past to the future, and a sense of flexibility and promise is in the air.” He suggested one example was Mark Kirk’s “’suburban agenda’ to help […]
I’m sure someone else has picked this up - but what’s with employing people named “Snow” in the Bush Administration?
“Snow” Jobs In The Bush Administration
Treasury Secretary John W. Snow
- John was sworn into office February 3, 2003, with a reputation for being a deficit-hawk - and since then things have only gone up, except maybe […]
In a repeat of reactions to DuPage County Board Chair Robert Schillerstrom’s boss politics, the Daily Herald reports today that “a group of Milton Township precinct committeemen” are saying that they have the power to decide in a convention who will replace recently deceased board member John Noel for DuPage County Board District 4]. […]
There are a lot of people in DuPage who have worked tirelessly to keep the cause of impartial local elections in the news and to hold the DuPage County Election Commission accountable for problems. The problems can involve complex issues at times, and the ‘watchdogs’ deserve credit for their efforts. Unfortunately, the DuPage […]
